Function and Virtue

Function

Function noun - A social gathering.

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Virtue and function are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtue" instead a noun "Function".

Virtue noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Function and virtue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Function" instead a noun "Virtue".

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

prime	prime function	prime virtue
particular	particular function	particular virtue
similar	similar function	similar virtue
specific	specific function	specific virtue
Other adjectives: certain, true, single, simple, actual, real, little, main, useless, social, important, sole, apparent, extra, primary, different.

It has a function, but that function is irrelevant to the rescue plot, and only becomes important in the third part of the story by virtue of its Deconstruction of the Standard Hero Reward.

Source: Mac Guffin / Literature
Also, extrapolating any single virtue to its extreme at the expense of all others also usually leads to subversion; virtues in a system are dependent on one another and must be weighed against each other in order to function as intended.

Source: Virtue/Vice Codification
The Knights wield powerful, glowing swords that are each named after a particular virtue, and will only function as the magical, priceless artifacts they are when wielded by someone who embodies that virtue.

Source: Personality Powers

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